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The It Girl (It Girl #1)
Popular Gossip Girl character Jenny Humphrey is leaving Constance Billard to attend Waverly Academy, an elite boarding school in New York horse country where glamorous rich kids don't let the rules get in the way of an excellent time. Jennys determined to leave her crazy Manhattan past behind and become a sophisticated goddess on campus. But first she'll have to contend wi...more
Paperback, 263 pages
Published
November 2nd 2005
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As you are looking for new books to read either at the library or in a book store, if you stumble across a teal book with a grey and white photo on the cover and it’s titled The It Girl and is so cleverly written by Cecily von Ziegesar. Then, pick that novel up and head over to the check out. It is a definite must-read especially for teenage girls. This novel is fiction but it is every girl’s dream, to live at a prestigious boarding school with gorgeous students, thrilling classes, and whimsical...more
It was so exciting to see the most human Gossip Girl character Jenny Humphrey get to branch out on her own, getting away from the catty girls at Constance Billard, and having a chance to sort of start over on her own terms. Of course, boarding school is full of the same kind of rich, catty, beautiful girls with their own agendas -- and it seems that wherever Jenny goes, rumors fly around her. Her new roommates are interesting and mysterious: Brett, the secretive redhead who may be starting somet...more
I really like this series so far. I am currently on the 5th book called Luck an It Girl Novel and the drama continues. It all starts when Jenny Humphrey moves into the boarding school called Waverly and hopes to make friends with her new roommates; Callie and Brett. However, she lies about her life and everyone finds out she's a fake. Because she's fresh meat, the cheer squad offers her to help them cheer for a bid game. It was all a trick to embarrass Jenny, but Jenny pulled through and actuall...more
Okay, so I have to admit it. Every time I went into the library, there was always the long row of Gossip Girl books that took up two shelves, and I'd always scoff at them as I went by. I don't watch any of the shows created by this author, and while everyone else is talking about the latest 90210 I'm spacing out about painting my nails or something else I deem more worthy for attention.
However, when I noticed that this other series, a knockoff of Gossip Girl, sitting right next to the Gossip Gir...more
However, when I noticed that this other series, a knockoff of Gossip Girl, sitting right next to the Gossip Gir...more
i think the it girl is a good book, because it talks alot about what a teenage girl goes through. what they want,and think about and how their life changes it also talks about friendship.
jenny leaves her old school because of rumors her classmates spread about her. she goes to a boarding school in newyork. when jenny first gets there she doesnt think she'll fit in so she tries to change herself. she soon meets her roommate a stuck up popular selfish girl. jenny does everything she to become more...more
jenny leaves her old school because of rumors her classmates spread about her. she goes to a boarding school in newyork. when jenny first gets there she doesnt think she'll fit in so she tries to change herself. she soon meets her roommate a stuck up popular selfish girl. jenny does everything she to become more...more
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I am pretty far away from high school popularity. I attended high school in a very small town were popularity was incredibly relative. I don't recall any one particular girl whom everyone wanted to be or be with, and if that girl existed, she certainly wasn't me. My high school experience was such a unique one that I'm intrigued by girls who are willing to do and say and wear things outside their comfort zone for the sake of populari...more
I am pretty far away from high school popularity. I attended high school in a very small town were popularity was incredibly relative. I don't recall any one particular girl whom everyone wanted to be or be with, and if that girl existed, she certainly wasn't me. My high school experience was such a unique one that I'm intrigued by girls who are willing to do and say and wear things outside their comfort zone for the sake of populari...more
Have you ever encountered a book that makes you want to flip page after page nonstop just to see what happens next? Well, The It Girl written by Cecily Von Ziegesar has written an interesting story filled with juicy gossip, great tone, and an amazing passion between the characters. Writing from her own experience, Von Ziegesar makes this book believable and entertaining at the same time. Published in November 2005, The It Girl is part of a bestseller that young adults will most likely love to re...more
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I found von Ziegsar was completely in-tune with the teenage social scene, and their dialect, customs and ways, so much so it scared me - I felt like I was reading an anonymous guestbook of a ritzy, shockingly scandalous boarding school.
The plot is full of drama, money, and deception. I love how each character is so different, but complements the characters closest to them. Brett, a fierce and modern girl seems to bring out Jenny's warm spirit, whereas Jenny seems...more
The plot is full of drama, money, and deception. I love how each character is so different, but complements the characters closest to them. Brett, a fierce and modern girl seems to bring out Jenny's warm spirit, whereas Jenny seems...more
I really wish goodreads would allow half stars. Because frankly Cecily Von Ziegesar deserves a "pass mark" for her efforts, however, The It Girl doesn't quite deserve a 3. Von Ziegesar manages to write in a steady style: I've never been let down by any of her books, they've always entertained me enough to want to read the next in the series. However, this is no high-class literature. The books are shallow and trashy, and entertainment only in the sense of the gossip they contain. That being said...more
the it girl
by Cecily von Ziegesar
265pgs.
Little, Brown and Company
ISBN: 0-316-01185-1
Ms. Popular Gossip Girl, Jenny Humphrey, is leaving Constance Billard to attend a boarding school in New York called Waverly Academy. There, rich kids don't let rules get in "the way of an excellent time". She is determined to leave Manhattan so she can become a sophiticated goddess on campus. Her first obstacle is to have a good relationship with her roommates, Callie Vernon and Brett Messerschmidt. Besides that...more
by Cecily von Ziegesar
265pgs.
Little, Brown and Company
ISBN: 0-316-01185-1
Ms. Popular Gossip Girl, Jenny Humphrey, is leaving Constance Billard to attend a boarding school in New York called Waverly Academy. There, rich kids don't let rules get in "the way of an excellent time". She is determined to leave Manhattan so she can become a sophiticated goddess on campus. Her first obstacle is to have a good relationship with her roommates, Callie Vernon and Brett Messerschmidt. Besides that...more
Truthfully, there isn't much I have to say. I read this book 'cause it's a cheap thrill and I just need some light fiction right now. Even if it's about boarding-school Barbies.
Anyway, It Girl is a spin-off from Cecily von Ziegesar's hugely popular Gossip Girl series (which has spawned a total of fourteen books, two spin-offs, and a TV show).
The series follows Jenny Humphrey, the short, ample-chested, Serena van der Woodsen-wannabe Brooklyn resident in Gossip Girl. After getting kicked out of...more
Anyway, It Girl is a spin-off from Cecily von Ziegesar's hugely popular Gossip Girl series (which has spawned a total of fourteen books, two spin-offs, and a TV show).
The series follows Jenny Humphrey, the short, ample-chested, Serena van der Woodsen-wannabe Brooklyn resident in Gossip Girl. After getting kicked out of...more
I've read the entirety of the original Gossip Girl series and loved it, going so far as to give many of those books 5 stars in their reviews on this site. At first, I thought I'd do something similar with this novel, as it was presenting a new, fairly diverse set of characters and was making over Jenny (whom the stupid show has RUINED. Taylor Momsen is an awful actress.) Unfortunately, as other reviewers have noted, the set-pieces in this book echo others from the original series (Brett & Er...more
I have just competed " The it girl" by Cecily Von Ziegesar. This book was about a teenager named Jennifer Humphrey who goes off to boarding school because she cant take anymore of the drama at home and at her school Constance Billard in New York City. She hates the pressure of being the most popular girl and of course boy issues. Jennifer's father Rufus Humphrey feels like she needs to take a break from the Upper East Side and spend some time trying to find herself.
I enjoyed this book alot it...more
I enjoyed this book alot it...more
Apr 24, 2012
Danielle
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone who's sick of the YA fantasy fiction going around.
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It felt great to be so interested in a book after taking a day off reading because I had no idea what to read. I picked up The It Girl off my shelf and dove right in. The first book in the series was focused on Jenny Humphrey coming to a new school where she meets Callie Vernon and Brett Messerschmidt. Jenny feels like an outsider and while Callie fakes a friendship so she'd keep a secret for her and not get her expelled Jenny finds herself falling for someone she shouldn't. In fact everyone in...more
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This book was really good but I would only reccommend it as a fun book-there are no lessons in it, and no purpose except for enjoyment.
The book was mostly about this girl, Jenny, who is brand new to Waverly Academy, a prepatory boarding school in upstate New York. There she must deal with really spoiled, out-of-control kids who have been alone and practically adults their entire lives'. Jenny is from the city (New York City) and Waverly is an expensive private school the really wealthy go to....more
The book was mostly about this girl, Jenny, who is brand new to Waverly Academy, a prepatory boarding school in upstate New York. There she must deal with really spoiled, out-of-control kids who have been alone and practically adults their entire lives'. Jenny is from the city (New York City) and Waverly is an expensive private school the really wealthy go to....more
The it girl is in a series of books called the it girls, its by the #1 best selling author of gossip girl series. It's defiantly a book for girls around the age of 13-21.
the main characters are;
Jenny
Tinsley
Callie
Brett
Easy
The first few chapters are quite boring and slow, as they introduce the story, but later on it gets more gripping and interesting, you just have to be patient. Its basically about a girl called Jenny who moves to England from Newyork. She moves to an English private school expe...more
the main characters are;
Jenny
Tinsley
Callie
Brett
Easy
The first few chapters are quite boring and slow, as they introduce the story, but later on it gets more gripping and interesting, you just have to be patient. Its basically about a girl called Jenny who moves to England from Newyork. She moves to an English private school expe...more
The It Girl by Cecily Von Ziegesar is a contemporary novel set in Rhinecliff, NY at the luxurious Waverly Academy Boarding School. Cecily writes about protagonist Jenny Humphrey, a character who is determined to break free of her risqué past and start all over. She comes from Constance Billard Academy, the school where the bestseller Gossip Girl series takes place. I really liked this book because it was contemporary and I could relate to the characters. I also like how the author vividly descri...more
The contrast of the writing style is shown in this novel. No doubt, the it girl is ghostwritten.
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Ceritanya simpel, tentang jenny yang di-kick dari Constance Billard (sekolah anak-anaknya Gossip Girl) dan masuk ke sekolah berasrama yang tadinya dikira konservatif banget. Emang sih, dari luarannya sekolah barunya Jenny ini keliatan aristokrat dan banyak banget peraturannya, tapi pas mulai bergaul dengan orang-orangnya... ketahuan deh aslinya. tanpa berkesan introduction, si penulis membawa pemba...more
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Ceritanya simpel, tentang jenny yang di-kick dari Constance Billard (sekolah anak-anaknya Gossip Girl) dan masuk ke sekolah berasrama yang tadinya dikira konservatif banget. Emang sih, dari luarannya sekolah barunya Jenny ini keliatan aristokrat dan banyak banget peraturannya, tapi pas mulai bergaul dengan orang-orangnya... ketahuan deh aslinya. tanpa berkesan introduction, si penulis membawa pemba...more
I really liked this book. Granted, in a guilty pleasure sort of way as opposed to it being amazing literature but that's only to be expected and I'm only judging it for what it is- light and girly.
I've read but didn't enjoy Gossip Girl so I wasn't sure how I would feel about The It Girl but it was way, way better. The characters are all really fun and interesting and actually seemed to have a lot more depth to them than I expected. The narration took a little getting used to- it switches charac...more
I've read but didn't enjoy Gossip Girl so I wasn't sure how I would feel about The It Girl but it was way, way better. The characters are all really fun and interesting and actually seemed to have a lot more depth to them than I expected. The narration took a little getting used to- it switches charac...more
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Read the It Girl novels when I was in middle school. I got up to the 7th book and stopped reading because it just started feeling like one of those soap operas on daytime television. Yes, I know you all know what I'm talking about - "Days of Our Lives" the ones you can start watching in your teens and they'll still be on when you get married. The series was just overly drawn out, however for a middle school student these books kept my interest for quite some time, long enough to read all of the...more
I loved this series, and I'm sad it's over. I normally don't read these kind of books, but when I started reading this it was at a time when I really wanted to read Gossip Girl. My parents are kind of strict and at that age, Gossip Girl was out of the question. Somehow I was able to get the It Girl past them, not that I ever really told them what it was all about. I figured since both series were by Von Ziegesar it would suffice.
Anyhow, from start to finish, I thoroughly enjoyed this series. It...more
Anyhow, from start to finish, I thoroughly enjoyed this series. It...more
Couldn't put it down! An adorable little book about the continuing story of a Gossip Girl series character after she leaves the Gossip Girl series. Wouldn't recommend it for every reader, of course, but it was a wonderful little story and left me wanting more, hence I have continued reading The It Girl series and it gets better and better! While at her old school, Jenny was a kind of fumbling oops I didn't mean to be bad girl with a sort of bad rep. She was actually expelled from her last school...more
Oct 10, 2011
FleurRebelle9797
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone who loves drama and Gossip Girl
Recommended to FleurRebelle9797 by:
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this was a very interesting plot, and in many ways, had similar differences to the Gossip Girl series, which is basically saying that if you liked that series, you'll love this! Jenny is a whole new character in this series along with her friends, enemies and most importantly, her FRENEMIES! Also, the fact that the story is set within a boarding school, it differs from the Gossip Girls series, and even the school curriculum and chapter names excite you. If there's one thing that Cecily von Ziege...more
Jenny is a character from Cecily von Ziegesar's famous novel series: Gossip Girl. As her sophomore year begins at the exclusive Waverly Prep boarding school. Since nobody knows her from New York City. There he decides to "reinvent" herself Jenny finds that Waverly is full of beautiful, rich teens just like her old school When she first arrives , she inadvertently finds herself in the middle of a love triangle. She also realizes that she’s inherited the legendary Tinsley Carmichael’s old dorm and...more
Jenny Humphrey has left a school to enter Waverly Academy. In my opinion, it was a bad choice because people in this school gossip, and they think that guys are the greatest things ever. I admit that I gossip in my life as well, but for Jenny, she was willing to do anything just to become the "IT" girl. Does it really matter what you become? I really want girls to know that being yourself is the most beautiful thing ever. You dont always have to follow everyone else and the most important thing...more
I didn't know this book was ghostwritten until I looked through some more reviews on here. Maybe that's why it felt a bit different reading it as compared to the Gossip Girl series. Jenny seemed a bit different than usual...this may be why. Yet, the book was still good. The ghostwriter keeps things interesting so I did enjoy it; it just wasn't amazing (but most teen books aren't).
The one thing that's kind of annoying is that it's almost as if the characters from Gossip Girl just changed their n...more
The one thing that's kind of annoying is that it's almost as if the characters from Gossip Girl just changed their n...more
The first time they mentioned Jenny's apprearance they talked about how big her breasts are. Ok, expected, possibly even a crucial detail, fine. But by the 40th description of them, I was getting a little creeped out. I mean I am sure that a well endowed 15 year old at a boarding school does have them as an identity marker and they are noticed like 760000 times a day but seriously dudes really, really, every chapter has a paragraph where the narrator is like OMG BIG BOOBIIESS. I'm ok with the dr...more
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I liked how Jenny was on her own in this book. Jenny was always one of my favourite characters on Gossip Girl, so I was excited to read this novel. One of my favourite new characters in the book was Easy. I think he seems like a good guy, and I like how him and Jenny pretend to only be flirting because Callie asked them to, not because they actually like eachother (which they do). I didn't like Callie because she was obsessed with not getting in trouble. Instead of not taking the fall for having...more
I'm secure enough in my reader-hood to admit to total addiction. This is a perfect lavish, white bread, brand-name-dropping, boy-obsessed teen novel.
Zum dritten mal gelesen! Und immer noch gut, aber ich denke fast jeder kennt Gossip Girl und diese Reihe ist sehr ähnlich. Es geht um Jenny, die von der Constance Billard auf die Waverly Academy wechselt. Und dort wird sie mit einigen Problemen zum neuen it.Girl. Das aber auch nur weil das alte it.Girl rausgeflogen ist. Sie hinterlässt Gerüchte, Probleme und Geheimnisse, die die übrigen Mädchen verfolgen. Und was ist wenn sie zurück kommt?
Der Schreibstil ist klasse - ich liebe ihn einfach! Jedoc...more
Der Schreibstil ist klasse - ich liebe ihn einfach! Jedoc...more
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Cecily grew up in Manhattan and went to an all-girl's school on the Upper East Side.
She resides in Brooklyn with her husband Richard, the Deputy Director of the Public Art Fund, their children, Agnes and Oscar, and their two Cornish Rex cats. Von Ziegesar also owns an Appaloosa horse, Golden Rain. She is dreams of having a 'ranch full of cattle' when retired.
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She resides in Brooklyn with her husband Richard, the Deputy Director of the Public Art Fund, their children, Agnes and Oscar, and their two Cornish Rex cats. Von Ziegesar also owns an Appaloosa horse, Golden Rain. She is dreams of having a 'ranch full of cattle' when retired.
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